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Archbishop Aguer: Vatican Too Full of ‘Self-Praise’ to Recognize the Serious Decline of the Church – Brown Pelican Society of Lousiana

Archbishop Aguer: Vatican Too Full of ‘Self-Praise’ to Recognize the Serious Decline of the Church

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By Archbishop Héctor Aguer, LifeSiteNews, Mar 25, 2025

Héctor Aguer, Archbishop Emeritus of La Plata
Buenos Aires, Tuesday, March 25, 2025
Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord
International Day of the Unborn Child

A ‘Church on the move,’ in search of those who do not know Christ or have distanced themselves from Him, must not be a ‘Church on the run’ from her own essence and mission.

(LifeSiteNews) — The twelfth anniversary of Francis’ pontificate was recently celebrated. Vatican press releases are usually full of self-praise. It is very difficult to adjudicate ecclesial reality, which is incredibly vast and characterized by differences between countries, but from a certain vantage point it is possible to contemplate the surroundings. I can do it then from this corner of the far south that is Argentina, a nation that is (or was?) mostly Catholic. As the saying goes, “one example is enough to prove it.”

The decline of the Church is obvious. The bishops have their heads in the clouds. The seminaries are populated by young people whose numbers can be counted on one hand. There is even a 100-year-old seminary in which not a single seminarian has entered in 2025! Vocations are not appearing. The command of Christ – to make disciples of all nations (pánta ta éthne) – has yet to be fulfilled. Where are the apostles? People are bewildered, and many faithful feel a longing for better times. …

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